Public Notice
Project 4 — All-Season Road Connecting Berens River to Poplar River First Nation – Public Comments Invited

May 10, 2016 — The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) is conducting a federal environmental assessment of the proposed Project 4 — All-Season Road Connecting Berens River to Poplar River First Nation, located in Manitoba.

The Agency invites the public to comment on the potential environmental effects of the project and the proposed measures to prevent or mitigate those effects as described in a summary of the proponent's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

This is the third of four opportunities for the public to comment on this project. All comments received will be considered public.

Written comments must be submitted by June 10, 2016 to:

Project 4 — All-Season Road Connecting Berens
River to Poplar River First Nation
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Canada Place
9700 Jasper Avenue, Suite 1145
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4C3
Telephone: 780-495-2037
Fax: 780-495-2876
CEAA.Project4-Projet4.ACEE@ceaa-acee.gc.ca

Map depicting the location of the project, as described in the current document.

To view the summary of the EIS or for more information, visit the Agency's website (Registry reference number 80094).

Copies are also available at the following locations:

Manitoba Legislative Library
Room 100 - 200 Vaughan Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Winnipeg Public Library - Millennium Branch
251 Donald Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Berens River First Nation Band Office
Berens River, Manitoba

Poplar River First Nation Band Office
Poplar River, Manitoba

The Proposed Project

Manitoba East Side Road Authority proposes to construct an all-season road on provincial Crown land, designed as a 2-lane gravel public highway approximately 94 kilometres in length. As proposed, the road would begin near the Berens River First Nation, on the east side of Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, and extend north from the Berens River to the Poplar River First Nation reserve boundary. Four major water crossings (bridges) over the Berens, Etomami, North Etomami, and Leaf Rivers, would also be constructed as part of the project.

Document Reference Number: 15

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